Brian Tessler, producer of 'Saturday Night at the Palladium', at work. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The New York Rangers make television history
What happened on January 5 in the history of the New York Rangers
On January 5, 1957 the New York Rangers played in the first NHL game televised nationally in the the United States. It also happened to be the first time the Rangers played in the afternoon at Madison Square Garden with the start time determined by the television schedule.
The announced crowd was only 9,853 including NHL President Clarence Campbell.